<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>THE HEROESONLINE BLOG &#187; Seth Peagler</title> <atom:link href="http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/author/seth-peagler/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog</link> <description>The Blog of Heroes Aren&#039;t Hard To Find and Heroes Convention</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: FEBRUARY 8</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/07/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-8/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/07/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-8/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10887</guid> <description><![CDATA[1) Conan the Barbarian #1 Aside from being a great place for new readers to jump into a new Conan story, this issue also kicks off a run  by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan.  The idea of these two creators adapting one of the most beloved Conan stories (full of pirates and such) should be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/07/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEROES ON THE ROAD :: COLUMBIA COMIC AND TOY CON AND ATLANTA COMIC CONVENTION</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/02/heroes-on-the-road-columbia-comic-and-toy-con-and-atlanta-comic-convention/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/02/heroes-on-the-road-columbia-comic-and-toy-con-and-atlanta-comic-convention/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:06:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On the Road]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10924</guid> <description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re hitting the road for appearances at two conventions this weekend!  Heroes&#8217; own Seth Peagler and Brent Bagwell will be setting up at the Columbia Comic and Toy Con on Saturday, and the Atlanta Comic Convention on Sunday.  They&#8217;ll have a huge variety of comics for you to enjoy, including brand new discount books, hard to find recent [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/02/02/heroes-on-the-road-columbia-comic-and-toy-con-and-atlanta-comic-convention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: FEBRUARY 1</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/31/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-1/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/31/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:31:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10822</guid> <description><![CDATA[1) Winter Soldier #1 This new series focusing on the adult Bucky Barnes looks very promising.  Not only does the creative team include Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice, both well versed in tales of espionage, but the new series returns Bucky to the Winter Soldier mantle.  This means you&#8217;ll see a high action series that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/31/spotlight-on-new-releases-february-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: JANUARY 25</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/24/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-25/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/24/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-25/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:12:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10712</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thanks again to all our guests and attendees who were a part of this year&#8217;s Charlotte MiniCon.  We all had a great time and hope you did as well.  It makes us all the more focused on making HeroesCon&#8217;s 30th Anniversary better than ever!  Now on to this week&#8217;s spotlight. 1) Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/24/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-25/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: JANUARY 18</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/17/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-18/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/17/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-18/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:15:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10617</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a big week at Heroes!  Don&#8217;t forget that this Sunday, from 11-5 in the Palmer Building, we&#8217;ll be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Charlotte MiniCon.  Make sure to stop by and celebrate with us, and don&#8217;t forget to visit the store to pick up some of this week&#8217;s new comics.  Click HERE for more [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/17/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-18/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: JANUARY 11</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/11/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-11/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/11/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-11/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:34:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10589</guid> <description><![CDATA[1) Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1 It&#8217;s hard to believe there hasn&#8217;t been a full length solo Lobster Johnson story in four years!  Mike Mignola brings back the popular pulp hero from the Hellboy-verse this week for a story featuring phantom Indians and mobsters.  B.P.R.D. writer John Arcudi and Who is Jake Ellis? artist [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/11/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A LOOK BACK AT INDIE AND NON-SUPERHERO BOOKS IN 2011</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/04/a-look-back-at-indie-and-non-superhero-books-in-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/04/a-look-back-at-indie-and-non-superhero-books-in-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:38:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Ahead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10445</guid> <description><![CDATA[If superhero books in 2011 largely focused on both sweeping company-wide changes and numerous relaunches, what can we say about indie and genre books of the recently past year?  A few years ago the industry was rightly blown away by the genius work of David Mazzucchelli&#8217;s Asterios Polyp.  2011 didn&#8217;t necessarily have a single book [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/04/a-look-back-at-indie-and-non-superhero-books-in-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SPOTLIGHT ON NEW RELEASES :: January 4</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/03/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-4/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/03/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-4/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:38:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Releases]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10329</guid> <description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to all of our customers and readers from all of us at Heroes!  We wish you all happiness and success in 2012.  There&#8217;s a nice variety of new titles hitting stands this week, and here&#8217;s just a few to consider in your shopping. 1) Fatale #1 Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/03/spotlight-on-new-releases-january-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A LOOK BACK AT DC AND MARVEL IN 2011</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/02/a-look-back-at-dc-and-marvel-in-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/02/a-look-back-at-dc-and-marvel-in-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:14:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Comics Industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Ahead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10303</guid> <description><![CDATA[It recently dawned on me that I&#8217;ve written almost every Spotlight on New Releases column since July of 2010.  That&#8217;s almost a year and 1/2 of writing about new comics every week for readers of our Heroes Blog.  The biggest lesson I&#8217;ve gleaned from this experience is the idea that as a comics reader and critic it&#8217;s really important to maintain one&#8217;s joy and passion for [...]]]></description> 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Young Avengers, its return of Scarlet Witch to prominence will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/27/spotlight-on-new-releases-december-28/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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